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. 2022 Aug 3;2022(8):CD015270. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015270

NCT04801524.

Study name NCT04801524
Starting date 7 February 2021
Contact information UCLA Health Department of Medicine, Quality OfficeWestwood, California, United States, 90095
Methods 
  • Study design: randomised controlled trial

  • Type of publication: trial registration

  • Setting: UCLA health

  • Country: USA

  • Language: English

Intervention
  • Self‐benefit sub‐arm: participants will be reminded that the vaccine helps protect them from COVID.

  • Prosocial‐benefit sub‐arm: participants will be reminded that the vaccine helps protect their family, friends, and community from COVID.

  • Early access + self‐benefit sub‐arm: participants will be reminded that they have early access to COVID‐19 vaccine and should take the opportunity to protect themselves from COVID.

  • Early access + prosocial‐benefit sub‐arm: participants will be reminded that they have early access to COVID‐19 vaccine and should take the opportunity to protect their family, friends, community from COVID.

  • Fresh start + self‐benefit sub‐arm: participants will be reminded that the vaccine offers the promise of a fresh start and they should take the opportunity to protect themselves from COVID and chart a new path forward.

  • Early access + prosocial‐benefit sub‐arm: participants will be reminded that the vaccine offers the promise of a fresh start and they should take the opportunity to protect their family, friends, community from COVID and help our nation chart a new path forward.

Population 
  • Population: students at UCLA

  • Inclusion criteria: Participants have a mobile phone number or SMS capable phone number in UCLA Health's database; are eligible for receiving the COVID‐19 vaccine at UCLA Health; have not already scheduled an appointment the day before the scheduled time of text message; are at or above 18 years old.

Outcomes Primaryooutcome
  • First COVID‐19 Vaccine appointment scheduled at UCLA Health [Time frame: 6 days]


Secondary outcomes
  • First COVID‐19 Vaccine obtained at UCLA Health [Time frame: 1 month from text message]

  • Time of obtaining the first COVID‐19 vaccine at UCLA Health [Time Ffame: 1 month from text message]

  • First COVID‐19 Vaccine obtained at UCLA Health or any organisation reporting to CAIR [Time frame: 2 months from text message]

  • Time of obtaining the first COVID‐19 at UCLA Health or another location reporting to CAIR [Time frame: 2 months from text message]

Estimated completion date and number of participants 1 January 2022 with 250,000 participants
Notes Sponsors: University of California, Los Angeles and Carnegie Mellon University
COI: NR